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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1907
Page
7
The report notes Thomas Broa sold 177.47 dollars worth of Elgin creamery butter during September. Local social items mention dances at the opera house, visitors from West Union, and upcoming community events. The piece also lists several residents moving, visiting, or hosting, with brief notes on family and business activities.
A string of social visits and small town happenings fill Decorah as residents attend church events, visit relatives, and note local business activity. trips from West Union and McGregor guests, poultry sales totaling 2444 pounds for 192.92 dollars, and plans to view Dakota land. An eye injury, dairy progress, farm improvements, and opinions on city government feature among community updates with notes on an Edison Biograph screening at the opera house.
The Oelwein Business University under current management reports rapid enrollment rising from 21 to 150 this year with projected 200 by year’s end. Graduates are placed widely in banks, firms, and plants across Iowa and neighboring states, with 18 calls unfilled last month and several students already sent to positions in Steen Minnesota and Waterloo.
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